diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 0e22270843..2f27deed6d 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -295,6 +295,7 @@ if test "$gprof" = "yes" ; then
 fi
 if test "$static" = "yes" ; then
   echo "CONFIG_STATIC=yes" >> $config_mak
+  echo "#define CONFIG_STATIC 1" >> $config_h
 fi
 if test "$sdl" = "yes" ; then
   echo "CONFIG_SDL=yes" >> $config_mak